GRAHAM BOND-SOLID BOND-heavy blues-rock fusion-NEW CD

Graham Bond - Solid Bond

1970

NEW CD

How about an album featuring Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith AND Jon Hiseman?! And, oh yeah, Graham Bond, too-much like John Mayalls various groups, Bonds bands, as proving grounds for soon-to-be superstars. often overshadowed the man at the center of them.

For example, this record, though it came out in 1970, features Bruce, Baker and McLaughlin playing fairly straight-ahead jazz on three tracks recorded live at Klooks Kleek in 1963, a far cry from the heavy blues-rock and fusion that would later make them famous.

The rest of the album is composed of 1966 tracks that mark the only recordings made by Bond with Heckstall-Smith and Hiseman before they left to form Colosseum (tellingly, the first track on their new bands debut album was a cover of Bonds Walkin in the Park, which appears here). These later tracks boast that uniquely Bond-ian mixture of R&B, jazz, blues and rock, and rank among his finest recordings. Includes Green Onions; Springtime in the City; Cant Stand It; The Grass Is Greener; Doxy; Only Sixteen; Last Night; Long Legged Baby; Walkin in the Park; Its Not Goodbye; Neighbour Neighbour, and Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues.

The complete double-album on one CD, with new notes featuring quotes from Jon Hiseman.

 
Graham Bond ‎– Solid Bond
Label:
Warner Bros. Records ‎– 8122-79906-5, Rhino Records (2) ‎– 8122-79906-5
Series:
The Rhino Encore Series –
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:
Europe
Released:
2008
Genre:
Rock, Blues
Style:
 
Tracklist
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1     –The Graham Bond Organization     Green Onions

    Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Steinberg*, Cropper*

    5:15
2     –The Graham Bond Organization     Springtime In The City

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    3:11
3     –The Graham Bond Organization     Can't Stand It

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    5:06
4     –The Graham Bond Organization     Only Sixteen

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    5:01
5     –The Graham Bond Organization     Last Night

    Written-By – The Mar-Keys

    3:37
6     –The Graham Bond Organization     Long Legged Baby

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    3:11
7     –The Graham Bond Organization     Walkin' In The Park

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    3:03
8     –The Graham Bond Organization     It's Not Goodbye

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    4:58
9     –The Graham Bond Organization     Neighbour Neighbour

    Written-By – Graham Bond

    3:13
10     –The Graham Bond Quartet     Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues

    Written-By – Bruce*

    7:55
11     –The Graham Bond Quartet     The Grass Is Greener

    Written-By – Bond*, McLaughlin*

    9:31
12     –The Graham Bond Quartet     Doxy

    Written-By – Sonny Rollins

    11:14
Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright (c) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
    Recorded At – Olympic Studios
    Recorded At – Klooks Kleek, London

Credits

    Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith (tracks: 1 to 9)
    Bass – Jack Bruce (tracks: 10 to 12)
    Design [Sleeve] – Gustav Moody*, Hamish Grimes
    Drums – Ginger Baker (tracks: 10 to 12)
    Drums, Producer – Jon Hiseman (tracks: 1 to 9)
    Guitar – John McLaughlin (tracks: 10 to 12)
    Liner Notes – Chris Welch
    Organ, Saxophone [Alto], Piano, Vocals – Graham Bond (tracks: 1 to 12)

Notes
Tracks 1-9 recorded at Olympic Studios, 1966, in STEREO.
Tracks 10-12 recorded live at Klooks Kleek, 1963, in MONO.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 081227990657
    Matrix / Runout: 812279906-5 V01 MRN
    Mould SID Code: IFPI 05M6
    Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011

 Track Listings
1. Green Onions
2. Springtime in the City
3. Can't Stand It
4. Only Sixteen
5. Last Night
6. Long Legged Baby
7. Walking In The Park
8. It's Not Goodbye
9. Neighbour Neighbour
10. Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues
11. The Grass Is Greener
12. Doxy